Arnold Schwarzenegger, California and Gavin Newsom
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The former California governor says Trump's plan to rig Texas redistricting maps for Republicans doesn't justify his Democratic successor Gavin Newsom gerrymandering blue seats in retaliation.
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is pumping up for a new fight. The longtime Hollywood action star, the last Republican governor in Democrat-dominated California, says he’s mobilizing to oppose the push by current Gov. Gavin Newsom to temporarily scrap the state’s nonpartisan redistricting commission.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger gives a shady opinion on the ongoing gerrymandering battle that's happening within the U.S. Congress amid Donald Trump's presidency
The fight over redistricting continues to heat up. This week, in response to efforts in Texas to redraw their Congressional map, picking up five GOP seats in the House, California Governor Gavin Newsom pushed for a special election November 4th to "fight fire with fire,
According to the analysis, the biggest breaks in the country should go to taxpayers in Wyoming, $5,375 and Washington, $5,372. The smallest cuts would go to people in Virginia, $2,503 and Mississippi, $2,401. California’s average is $4,141.
While delivering remarks to a crowd, Newsom tore into President Donald Trump, who has backed Texas Republicans, calling him a “failed president” and the “most unpopular” in modern history. He pledged to “meet fire with fire,” and pointed to how Trump tried to “light democracy on fire” on Jan. 6, and is now ”once again trying to rig the system."
California law makes gerrymandering more difficult than Texas, complicating the governor’s plans to fight the Lone Star state’s power grab
To disregard California’s practice of independently crafting political maps to avoid partisan tilt, Newsom’s plan hinges on the compliance of lawmakers in the state Legislature, which is dominated by members of his own party. And so far, it doesn’t look likely that the governor will meet significant resistance.